May Marathon Post

I flipped the calendar too soon so don't really remember what we did in May other than visit with my parents for Mother's Day and visit with my brother on a mission. That was a very fun weekend! I love you, Mom! Thanks for being you!

Our garden is growing. We did have to replant all but the peas because hail, rain and wind came through after the first planting. Now we have a better, improved garden. Little Kohlrabi, potatoes, carrots, broccoli, pumpkins, watermelon, corn, beans, radishes and more are growing quite nicely. It is always exciting for me to watch things pop out of the ground. Our Rhododendron "bush" out front is absolutely beautiful when it blooms and I vowed to take a picture of it before it is too late. Notice the cute little girl in the picture, as well.

Marianne survived her invasive surgery to remove cancer and is recovering close by. She continues to smile and be grateful for every day.

Uncle Terry's stem cell transplant has been a success thus far and we pray it will continue to be so.



BriAnn is now 3. Trevor had fun taking pictures at her birthday party. I took her to two different toy stores trying to find something she would enjoy that was different than what we already have at home and she ended up chosing a tree house with animals. Animals are not different, but the tree house is. She does love her animals!

Our front lawn is looking better. Considerably less dandelion-filled, almost moss free and a bit greener thanks to our efforts. We plan to plant grass seed soon. Or maybe we will wait to plant in the fall to avoid watering. Oh, yah. Mother Nature is doing a fine job taking care of the watering for us these days.

Last one today...I promise!

This is what I saw at 6:30 this morning:

A raccoon playing in our yard. It was fun to watch him attack this little ball and roll around with it. BriAnn and Tyson were able to watch him, too. They loved it. We know raccoons come into our yard as we have seen their footprints in the pool, on the patio and elsewhere before.

It is just a treat when we get to watch them play!

She wore the dress!!!

It took a couple of weeks due to many interruptions of daily activities, but the dress got done. Most of the time I was making it, BriAnn would say, "I not wearing that dress!"

Sunday morning came and she decided she would wear the dress. After church she said, "Pretty dress. I not a princess. Pretty dress." A few people called her "princess" at church. Evidently, she doesn't want to be a princess. Notice the bow and arrow she is holding. This picture says it all. Sugar and spice and everything nice! When I get Trevor's new vest done, I'll post pics of the boys. Trevor's original one went to Tyson. The vests were just too short so I'm revamping the pattern for Trevor. Its on my long list of things to do.

New Brake Drums

My handy husband replaced the brake drums (or are they drum brakes?) on the Neon after driving home from work one day with no brakes. He did have the emergency brake otherwise he would not have attempted it as there are a few hills he has to drive between work and home. He replaced them on Friday and has driven the Neon several times since without any problems so I feel safe in saying it was a job well done! Good job, Honey!

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa H.

It sure was fun to see you guys, even if it was for just a few hours. Thanks for stopping by. Trevor was at school when these pictures was taken.

"The Bread Lady"

This is my new nickname in the ward. We are fortunate enough to know the real bread lady who has a nonprofit status and can get free day-old bread from Oroweat (the good stuff!). So, we are the bread hub for our ward. This is our station after the bread has arrived. I don't have to pick it up every week because we have enough volunteers in the ward to make it once a month. Very manageable. Just had to document it because I keep thinking of last summer as "The Summer of the Bread". Just trying to pass on the service legacy to my children as my parents passed it on to me. Thanks, Mom and Dad. You guys are the best!

Sleep Walking

Trevor sleep walks on a regular basis. At least once a week, I would venture to say. If we don't move fast enough, we find him going to the bathroom in unusual places. I won't go into details about where those unusual places might be, but I will say that Jason is getting really good at jumping off the couch and running after him so we don't have to clean up a mess. I am usually up to my elbows in projects so he can get off the couch faster than I. I also have to admit that this behavior comes from me as I was a sleep walker in my youth. OK, I've caught myself recently standing in the closet with the light on and not remembering how I got there while everyone else in the house is sleeping. I hope he outgrows it, though.